kingnovel Chapter 480 Post-War Recovery and Dynastic Change
Chapter 480 Post-War Recovery and Dynastic Change
In the autumn of 1458, the Count's Castle, no, now renamed Helmingen by John, this city carries new life and hope after the war.
It stands on this land with a whole new meaning, becoming the core city of the new Holy Kingdom of Helderland. The city blessed by holy light - Helmingen, is thriving with vitality.
In order to speed up the city's post-war recovery process, John sent soldiers from the army into the city to work hand in hand with the citizens to participate in the construction of the city.
For a moment, the entire city turned into a huge construction site, with busy figures everywhere.
With their tenacious will and well-trained teamwork, the soldiers worked together with the citizens to clear the ruins and repair houses.
After a period of hard work, the ruins in the city have now been cleared away.
New buildings are springing up like mushrooms after a rain, and they are arranged neatly and orderly on both sides of the streets.
These new buildings not only provided residents with a comfortable living environment, but also provided a place for the development of the city's commerce and handicrafts.
Commercial activities gradually prospered, shops opened one after another, and the streets were filled with people's laughter and hawking.
Craftsmen also returned to their shops, picked up their tools, and began to make all kinds of exquisite goods, injecting new vitality into the city's economy.
Residents' lives are gradually returning to their pre-war state.
On the streets, children are laughing and playing, women are picking fresh ingredients at the market, and old people are sitting at their doorsteps basking in the sun and chatting leisurely.
The market was full of all kinds of goods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, exquisite handicrafts, fragrant wines, etc., which flowed into the market through Beigang again. Although people's living standards did not immediately return to pre-war levels, they were also steadily improving.
With the end of martial law, the flow of people between Helmingen and the surrounding villages and towns resumed, and trade with surrounding areas was also resumed. Everything was developing in a positive direction.
However, although life seems to have returned to normal, some changes are quietly taking place in the city, and these changes affect everyone's life.
With the establishment of the new country, everything from top to bottom, from government departments to ordinary people, is undergoing a profound change.
At the government level, new laws and administrative systems gradually replaced the old system. John changed the original territories and governorates into provinces and appointed governors to manage them in various places.
Officials at all levels need to relearn new rules and regulations to adapt to the management and operation model of the new country.
For ordinary citizens, they need to adapt to a series of changes from daily chores to work. In addition to changing the way John is addressed from "Lord Earl" to "Your Majesty", other changes include changes in the names of various government departments, and the salary received at work is changed from the original Midland coins to coins re-cast by the mint and printed with John's profile portrait. However, due to production problems, the new coins are currently only circulated in large quantities in Helmingen and surrounding areas, and the exchange rate with Midland and Yoda gold, silver and copper coins is one to one.
In the festive atmosphere of the new state, a unique scene spread through the streets of Helmingen.
Every household hung the national flag, and the bright flags fluttering in the breeze became a beautiful landscape in the city.
A soldier patrolling the city was walking through the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar streets.
He looked around and was happy that the ruins had returned to their pre-war state in such a short time, because his house had also become a ruin after he fled, and he rebuilt it with the help of local residents and foreign troops.
At the same time, when his eyes fell on the national flags flying everywhere on the streets, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Wow, every household has hung the national flag."
After the new country was established, John ordered all government departments to raise the national flag at sunrise and lower it at sunset every day.
When the nearby citizens saw this, they followed suit. In order to express their loyalty to the new country and John, they found a nearby tailor shop and made the same flag to hang in their homes.
This national flag has a simple style and does not have the complicated patterns on other countries' flags, so it is relatively easy to make, so that citizens can have their own national flag in a short period of time.
Just then, the door of a room next to the soldier opened and an old lady walked out. She walked slowly and steadily. Time had left deep wrinkles on her face, but her eyes revealed a simplicity and kindness.
The old lady looked at the tricolor flags flying everywhere on the street with a look of surprise on her face. She couldn't help but raise her head and look carefully at everything around her, muttering:
"Hey, what day is it today? There are so many flags hanging."
Seeing the old lady's puzzled expression, the soldier smiled gently and said in a teasing tone:
"Old man, you should also come out and hang the national flag. You are the only one who doesn't."
When the old lady heard this, she waved her hands quickly, a slightly anxious look on her face, and said:
"When did this happen? I was thinking of going out to buy groceries, but I didn't expect this new rule to come out. Wait until I get back to the house."
After saying that, she turned around and walked back to the house. After a while, she came out of the house with a flag in her hand. The soldier took a look subconsciously, was startled, and hurriedly said:
"Wait a minute, you got the wrong one!"
It turned out that the flag in the old lady's hand was not the tricolor flag, but the national flag of the Kingdom of Midland.
If the higher-ups find out, as the soldier responsible for patrolling this area, I will definitely be held responsible.
Thinking of this, he took a few quick steps and hurriedly snatched the flag, secretly thanking himself for discovering it in time.
When the old lady saw the soldiers snatching her flag, she said in confusion:
"Isn't this the national flag?"
The soldier turned to the old lady and explained patiently:
"What? This is useless now. We are the Holy Kingdom of Helderland. You have to fly the tricolor flag."
The old lady frowned and asked with a puzzled look on her face:
"I don't have this flag either. Where can I buy one?"
The soldier pulled out a small tricolor flag from his bosom, handed it to the old lady, and said:
"Don't run around with your body. I have a small one here for you to use. When your family comes back, just ask them to buy another one from a nearby tailor shop."
After saying this, the soldier was about to leave.
"Hey wait!"
However, the old lady quickly called him, and the soldier stopped in confusion and looked back at the old lady.
The old lady reached out and grabbed the Midland flag in the soldier's hand and said seriously:
"Give me back that flag!"
The soldier became even more confused and asked:
"This is the flag of the former kingdom. What do you want it for?"
The old lady sighed and said:
"Oh, it's useless now. I'll cut some to make diapers for my grandson."